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BEST AVNLABLE CO (No Model.) STEPHENSON. ADJUSTABLE SEAT,

" Patented June 2,"

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I ADJUSTABLE SE'AT.

; srncinxca'rlon sna part of Letters" Patent no; 561,290, dated June 2', 1896.

""h lie'ationliled Octohertlfl,1895 serial'llo. 566,157. (No modeh) v To all whom it may colz;ccj"/2..-" w

lie it known that LCUARLESH. TEPI-IEN- sim, a citizen of the United Stat-es,-and a resident ot' Lynn, in the count-yet Essex and Commonwealth of lllassaehusetts, have invented certain new an tlllSQflll l'mprovenientslinAd-.

- jnstable Seats, of-f 'vhielrthe follijnvinglis a specification.

.3 [y present intention usiable I :0 seats, and more particularly to bath-tub seats;

I and its objeii' tis to providea snbstantialseat which is .nea'tin appearance nch is ad-- just'able with respect tofiits le11;lj:t1i',"so that it may be accommodated to different bath-tubs.

' lrnrthe'r objects of my invention. are to pro; l( to a seat the height ofn hieh can be quickly and easily changed jvi'thout involvii gthe use of t ols', thumb-screws, levers, rams, which require to be manipulated byhand 1n adapting the seat toits several positions of '-l1 eight, and to 'so arrange the parts that they maybe readily cleansed.

My invention consists, briefly, ofaseat sc- .cured to pivoted brackets, which-brackets are ea rried by hanger-arms or other suitablesupports, the scat beinglocated'to one side of the pivot and adapted to be bodily rotated around it, so as to allow either side of the seat to be used in accordance as it is in either its extremeupper or lower positions, which are its lower, posit ion ofuse positionsol' use, suitable retaining devices .lJClll" irovided to lock the seat at such oints.

)l'y invention further consists in certain mo lilic.-.ations and improvements in details of -a seatof the kind described, which improvenienis will be particularly referred to herei halter, and set out in the claims.

. Figure l is a perspective view of the improved s'eat ol' my invention. Fig. 2 isa similariview, but with the seat 111 its other, or

Figs. 3 to 11, both inelusive, represent modifications and details oft-he invention. In lfigsil and 2 S S, &-c., represent woodens'lats overlying other wooden slats -S- S, the. li- B are metallic brackets having lugs L L L L LiI-jF-L L &c., extending laterally toward the slats S, aud other lugs I. L L

extending la terally, from the slats S. N is a wooden-cleat' screwed cross wise to the ends 0t thesla tsfi',sui tably gpaeedaind both slats and .-..\e;eurml-to the bracketll by screws cleati [or rivets iassinofiartl or whollylln-ou hthe suitablesupport, such as hanger-arms II. II,

; and, as indicated, the seatis located to one sideotthe pivotal point F; \Y hen the seat is adapted for use in a bath-tub and attached to hanger-arms II I-Lthe'se arms have their upper ends bent outwardly. for engagement with the edge of the tub, and these ends are preferably covered with a cushion or bu For as bjia piece of rubbertubing .R, to prevent wean; The arms II orother'support, have a boss ]),.'Figwg whiclris drilled and eoun tersunk to 'rcce'i'-V e;a bolt, asindieated, such bolt screwing into a thieaded'. hole'jin the bracket Bandextending therethrougli, so as to engage with a locking-nut lllgt-Figsi}, 5, 9, and 10. These bolts are so adjusted that the hangerarms II will bear with a. moderate pressure against the lugs L to L inclusive, with the parts in the positions shown in Figs. 1 and 2, and so hold theinin place, whilein other positions'of the arms they are quite free to rotate about the pivot F. The lower ends of the hanger-arms II are likewise, in some cases, provided with a soft cushion or buffer, as at R, adapted to bear against the sides of the bath-tub and prevent wear. lVith the parts so arranged it is Seen that the slats h b" are able to slide overeach other throughout almost their entire length, thus all'ording the greatest possible adj ust-ment'as to length, and although in practice such movement for adjustment would ordinarily require but a few inches traverse this extreme range of movement gives access to the space between the slats t'or cleaning them and is therefore a very desirable and indeed necessary feature. It is also seen that the scat may be readily rotated from its position inl ig. 1 to itsposition in Fig. ithat is, its reverse side is brought inn) use at a lower level owingt-o its being as far'onone sid e ot' .the pivotal point l as it was before on the other. lt is locked,

ing the desired width may be employed instead of the siatsS S, the bands 0' being secured to one piece and passing around the other in the manner shown. It is also evident that if the seat were to be used for any other purpose than as a seat for a bath-tub the supports for the brackets B 13' could be readily modified to suit the conditions of use. In Figs.3 and is shownthe applicationof my improved seat to a bath-tub, 'a part'of which is seen at 'l Tin section. The hanger arms bear upon the upper frame or edge, as shown, and the bulfer'R upon'the sides. of the tub; i Fig. 4 is an enlarged viewof one of the hanger-arms H, Figs. 1 and 2, with itsapplied cushions or'buffers R 'R', and a section across the line aa is seen in the small figure totheright.

Figs-9 and 10 show how the seathnay'be adjusted to variousheights by the simple ex-- pedienfof varying the length of the hangerarms H H. In 'the present instance these arms areso shortened that in one position, Fig. 10, the seat is flush with the top of the bath-tub, while inits other position, Fig. 9, the seat is belowthe'top of the tub. Fig.17 illustrates a, preferred mode of at- -taching the rubber cushions or buffers to the hanger-arms H H. Here the arms are given the shape indicated in crossescction in the small "figure to the right,- taken through the line-a q that is, the rubber covers ouly the engaging side -'of the arms, a configuration for the'metal beinggiven which willallow the rubber to be firmly cemented thereto or vulcanized thereon. This leaves the exposed surface, which is usually nickel-plated,free, and is'of neater appearance.

Fig. ll'shows a preferred type of buffer for engagement with the metal sides of the bathtub. It consists of a metallic or wooden pin E, having a head'bearin g against the bracket B and passing through a hole in a band G, as shown, which holdsit inposition. Its outer end is'capped with a soft-rubber cushion or head R, adapted to bear against the sides of the tub T. p

' In Fig. 8 is indicated a simple form of clamp .which may be used to ,lock theslats S S in proper relative position after they have been adjusted to'any given bath-tub. It comprises two small U shaped piedesfKK, having their,

, nut, as shown. 'Oneofitlre-U-sl1apedpieces, as K, may also, if desired, be screwed to they 3] ats themselves,

asindicated. .I claim- 651 1. mile combination in a seat for bath tubs BEST Avail-nets be.

and hanger-arms adapted to hold the parts in their positions of use. 3. The combination in a bath-tub seat of the'seat portion proper, brackets secured at each end-thereof, hanger-arms pivotally attached to saidbrackets at points non-coincident vn'th the planeof the seat, and so ft-rubv ber cushions disposed between the brackets and the sides of the tub, as and for the pprpo'se described. atJAn adjustableseat having each ofits ends secured to pairs of pivoted brackets at points non-coincident-with the pivot of said brackets, said brackets pivoted, respectively,

in independent hangers adapted to engage with the edge of a bath-tub or other suitable support, said'seat adapted upon bodily rotation to have either of its sides used atwill butin .difierent planesl 5. The combination in a seat, of two sets 0t overlapping slats, engaging devices secured atone end of the"s'la'ts of each set and loosely embracing the slats-of the other set, and dependent hanger-arms or supports pivotally connected to said brackets at points non-coincident with the plane of the seat,whereby said seat may be adjusted both horizontally and vertically; i

6. The combination in an adj ustable bathtub seat, of the seat. portion proper having right-angle extensions at both ends thereof, depending hanger-arms having lugs or right- .angle projections adapted to engage with the edge of the bath-tub, and pivotal connections between said hanger-arms and said extensions at points non-coincident with the plane of the point non-coincident with the Plane of the s'eat'and adapted at its free end to engage the edge of a bath-tub or other support,whereby,

'by reversing the seat and rotating the hangers, the seat may be supported atdifierent elevations, substantially asdescribed. Lynn, Massachusetts, October 8, 1895.

ELIHU THOMSON, JOHN W. GIBBONEE. 

